A New Approach in the Detection of Salt Affected Soils; Integrating Surface and Sub-Surface Measurements

P059 A NEW APPROACH IN THE DETECTION OF SALT AFFECTED SOILS; INTEGRATING SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACE MEASUREMENTS Abstract 1 The major problem regarding the process of salinization is that it is almost hidden at its inception and that under conditions where salt minerals have not severely affected the soils the process can often go undetected. Combining two salt identification methods using surface spectroscopy and sub-surface electromagnetic measurements results in a unique and new approach for salt detection in early stages of salinization. The lateral variation of the potential salt concentration derived from spectroscopy shows a large coherence with lateral variations in